Holly Black
COPYRIGHTEditors’ Note and Compilation copyright © 2009
by Holly Black and Cecil Castellucci
“Once You’re a Jedi, You’re a Jedi All the Way” copyright © 2009 by Holly Black and
Cecil Castellucci
“One of Us” copyright © 2009 by Tracy Lynn
“Defi nitional Chaos” copyright © 2009 by Scott Westerfeld
“I Never” copyright © 2009 by Cassandra Clare, LLC
“The King of Pelinesse” copyright © 2009 by M. T. Anderson
“The Wrath of Dawn” copyright © 2009 by Cynthia and Greg Leitich Smith
“Quiz Bowl Antichrist” copyright © 2009 by David Levithan
“The Quiet Knight” copyright © 2009 by Garth Nix
“Everyone But You” copyright © 2009 by Lisa Yee
“Secret Identity” copyright © 2009 by Kelly Link
“Freak the Geek” copyright © 2009 by John Green
“The Truth About Dino Girl” copyright © 2009 by Barry Lyga
“This Is My Audition Monologue” copyright © 2009 by Sara Zarr
“The Stars at the Finish Line” copyright © 2009 by Wendy Mass
“It’s Just a Jump to the Left” copyright © 2009 by Libba Bray
“How to Tell If Your Dice Are Lucky or Unlucky”
“I Totally Shouldn’t Post This, But . . .”
“The Best Ways to Stay Awake for Gaming”
“How to Identify . . .”
“What to Remember When Going to a Convention”
“How to Look Cool and Not Drool in Front of Your Favorite Author”
“What Kind of Geek Are You?”
Illustrations copyright © 2009 by Hope Larson
Text copyright © 2009 by Holly Black and Cecil Castellucci
“Top Five Words or Phrases You Need to Know in Klingon”
“How to Cheat Like a Nerd”
“How to Cosplay with Common Household Objects”
“What Your Instrument Says About You”
“What Your Lunch Table Status Means”
“How to Hook Up at the Science Fair”
“Theater Types”
Illustrations copyright © 2009 by Bryan Lee O’Malley
Text copyright © 2009 by Holly Black and Cecil Castellucci
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ISBN: 978-0-316-05262-7
“The Song of the Stars” quotation in “The Stars at the Finish Line” on pages
352–353
,
Stars of the First People: Native American Star Myths and Constellations
by –Dorcas S. Miller, published in 1997 by Pruett Publishing Company, PO Box 2140, Boulder, Colorado, 80306, p.
43
, reprinted from
The Algonquin Legends of New England; or, Myths and Folk Lore of the Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot Tribes
by Charles Godfrey Leland, p.
379
.
Contents
Once You’re a Jedi, You’re a Jedi All the Way
Comic: Top Five Words or Phrases You Need to Know in Klingon
Comic: How to Tell If Your Dice Are Lucky or Unlucky
Comic: I Totally Shouldn't Post This, But . . .
Comic: How to Look Cool and Not Drool in Front of Your Favorite Author
Comic: How to Cheat Like a Nerd
Comic: How to Cosplay with Common Household Objects